Jun 12 2017 |

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This week the Legislature will vote to adopt a CalFood proposal that would provide $8M in 2017-18, and an on-going* $6M after that.

Starting now, we need to make sure that Governor Brown does not ‘blue pencil’ or use his line-item veto authority on CalFood, but instead supports the proposal.

Our goal with the Governor is to defend both the dollar amount and the on-going status of the proposal.

We need a statewide message to the Administration to keep CalFood in the final budget – please activate your local networks for calls & social media, and higher level folks like leadership and board members if they can make direct contact to these key contacts:

Governor Brown

HHS Secretary Diana Dooley

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross

Natural Resources Secretary John Laird

OPR Chief Ken Alex

Other cabinet officials or anyone who may have the Governor’s ear

Please use the below sample tweets, and share them widely in your local networks! We need as many anti-hunger, agricultural, education, health and other voices to support this message. Please encourage your food bank's constituents to spread the message on their social media accounts.

.@JerryBrownGov #CalFood uses only @cagrownofficial foods to feed the hungry, please support in the #CABudget! @agsecross @CAFarmBureau

.@JerryBrownGov we need #CalFood b/c food banks are the only place for food w no questions asked, crucial in this climate of fear #CABudget